i still stand by my earlier statements. a camera company that releases a
large number of "collectors edition" cameras is running as much on cachet as
on actual quality, or even more.

Herb....
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From: "Cesar Matamoros II" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: OT: Leica musings - more from me...


> They have a brochure on the D-Lux digital as a visual diary of entertainer
> Bryan Adams.  A quarter of the pages are full of text (two on specs).  The
> rest contain images.  Talk about elitist, they state 'legendary optical
> know-how' and 'a small series rather than for the large masses.'  An
> interesting aspect is the fact that you can have an extended warranty or,
> not and, custom engraving on the base of the camera.  They even state 'if
at
> any time you don't have a good subject in sight, you still have a timeless
> object in your hands!'  Gee, they could be talking about an LX.
> Snake-skinned or not :-)  Herb got a kick out of this when I told him as
we
> sat by Central Park outside the American Museum of Natural History during
a
> PDML.


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